It is good practice to check that the temperature inside your Ovaeasy incubator matches the digital temperature in the display. At least do this at the start of each season. If your machine is in constant use it may be wise to plan in more regular checks. Calibration is not difficult. This will hopefully become clear in this section of video. If your machine is cold let it get up to temperature for an hour. If your machine is already warm (perhaps because it was in use and you disconnected it for 15 minutes to replace a temperature/humidity sensor on it) then you probably only need to let it warm up for 30 minutes before carrying out your temperature checks. Do not base your temperature readings on the machine with eggs in it. The eggs are themselves a source of heat so remove eggs but leave the water pan in place. It is generally accepted that eggs can cool for up to 2 hours without detriment if they are 7 days or more into incubation. If eggs are less than 7 days into incubation, then find an alternative incubator in which to place your eggs while you recalibrate. Make sure you turn the turning to zero (off) and then level the trays. Position your thermometer so that it can be read without opening the door at 30mm off the appropriate shelf (top shelf in 190, 2nd shelf in 380 and 3rd shelf in a 580) . If you have a camera on your mobile phone you can use this to magnify the view of your thermometer (as we have done in this video). Always save your changes after temperature calibration and leave for 30 minutes for the temperature to settle in the machine. The machine instructions have more information on calibration. These can be downloaded from our website if you no longer have them.
